# NTSB LAX82FVM03: Cessna T210N, N765DS, San Francisco, CA, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3272   81/12/3   SAN FRANCISCO,CA    CESSNA T210N        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2854
        TIME - 0641                    N765DS              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 489 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              SAN FRANCISCO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD INTERMITTENT ENG RESPONSE AFTR ADDING PWR FOR MISSED APCH.HIT WATER 675FT SHORT OF MM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N765DS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765DS-1991-10-09), registration cancelled 1991-10-09, S/N 21063092 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811203077199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077199A), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna T210N, San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. Crashed in water short of runway on ILS approach. Used erratic descent rate. Began goaround, overboosted engine.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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